BA Working with Children, Young People and Families
Entry requirements
Standard offer: 104 UCAS Tariff points. Learn more about UCAS Tariff points . Accelerate offer: 80 UCAS Tariff points. Find out more about BCU Accelerate . Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Successful candidates will be required to obtain a satisfactory occupational health check, an enhanced DBS check and registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority prior to enrolling on this course. If you have any queries please refer to DBS Frequently Asked Questions or contact admissions@bcu.ac.uk . This course does not require evidence of GCSE qualifications. Please see A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below. A Level: 104 UCAS Tariff points from three A Levels Grades BCC (or equivalent) Pearson BTEC (Diploma / Extended Diploma/ Extended Certificate): 104 UCAS Tariff points Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications T Level: Merit overall All subjects accepted Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at level 3 Accepted subjects: Education subjects preferred but other subjects also considered OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications: 104 UCAS Tariff points NCFE CACHE Level 3 qualifications: 104 UCAS Tariff points Accepted subjects: Childcare and Education; Children and Young People's Workforce; Health and Social Care; Early Years Education and Care WJEC Level 3 qualifications: 104 UCAS Tariff points Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers): Minimum of 104 UCAS Tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects Scottish Higher / Advanced Higher: 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (CDD) or two Advanced Highers (DD) plus two Highers (CC) Welsh Baccalaureate: 104 UCAS Tariff points. Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma: Merit overall
About this course
BA (Hons) Social Work, focused on working with children, young people, and families. Core topics include research methods, communication and writing, critical and analytical thinking, and ethics and professional practice. Placements take place in each year of the programme, and optional modules allow students to tailor their studies. A final-year research project is completed alongside professional placement experience.
Modules
- Preparing to Study in Higher Education
- Social Justice: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Effective Early Intervention
- Preparing for Placement
- Professional Placement
- Reflecting on Personal and Professional Development
- Preparing to Research
- Children and Young People’s Rights and Identities
- Safeguarding and Child Protection
- Empowering Youth and Communities through Social Pedagogy
- Contemporary Perspectives
- Introduction to Special Educational Needs
- Advocacy, Activism and Social Change
- Family-Centred Practice in Diverse Contexts
- Employability in Interdisciplinary Contexts
- Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing: Effective Support Skills for Children, Young People and Families
- Anti-Racist Practice
- Reflective Practice in an Interprofessional Context (Placement)